LARGE ARRAYS OF ESCAPE SUPPRESSED SPECTROMETERS FOR NUCLEAR-STRUCTUREEXPERIMENTS

Authors
BEAUSANG CW SIMPSON J
Citation
Cw. Beausang et J. Simpson, LARGE ARRAYS OF ESCAPE SUPPRESSED SPECTROMETERS FOR NUCLEAR-STRUCTUREEXPERIMENTS, Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics, 22(5), 1996, pp. 527-558
Citations number
107
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields","Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09543899
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
527 - 558
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-3899(1996)22:5<527:LAOESS>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The design and performance of large arrays of escape suppressed german ium spectrometers is described. These arrays have revolutionized the g amma-ray spectroscopic study of the atomic nucleus. The sensitivity of the current generation of arrays is such that it is possible to study weak features, with an intensity of 10(-5) of the total reaction cros s section, associated with exotic phenomena at extremes of nuclear spi n and deformation. Recent highlights of the physics of superdeformed s tates and band termination states are briefly reviewed to give a flavo ur of the power of these spectrometers.